Arade River
The Arade is a river located in the region of the Algarve, southern Portugal. the river's course takes it through the municipalities of Silves, Lagoa and Portimão.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Portugal
- Also known as: “Rio de Portimão”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Praia Grande and Fort of Santa Catarina.
Praia Grande
Beach
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Praia Grande is a beach situated in the civil parish of Ferragudo, municipality of Lagoa, the Portuguese Algarve. One of many beaches to obtain the name Praia Grande, this coastal zone is located on the eastern back of Rio Arade estuary, south of the town of Ferragudo.
Fort of Santa Catarina
Fort
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The Fort of Santa Catarina is a medieval fort situated in the civil parish of Portimão, in the municipality of Portimão in Portuguese Algarve. The structure was considered one of the last Philippine military projects in the Algarve, erected to defend the peninsula from pirates and privateers, as well as military invasions.
Fort of São João do Arade
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The Fort of São João do Arade, sometimes referred to as the Castle of Arade, is a medieval fortification situated in the civil parish of Ferragudo in the Portuguese Algarve municipality of Lagoa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ferragudo and Parchal.
Ferragudo
Town
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Ferragudo is a Portuguese civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 1,973, in an area of 5.41 km2. Ferragudo serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of Portimão; its residents routinely travel across the Arade River to work in the neighboring municipality.
Parchal
Town
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Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. Parchal is situated 3 km north of Arade River.
Portimão
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Portimão is the second biggest city in the Algarve, Portugal, and famous for its fresh fish restaurants, grilled sardines being the most famous dish. It's very close to one of the most well known beaches in the Algarve, Praia da Rocha, and there are numerous others nearby.
Arade River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Arade River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Arade”
- Catalan: “Arade”
- Catalan: “Riu Arade”
- Cebuano: “Ribeira de Arade”
- Chinese: “阿拉德河”
- Chuvash: “Араде”
- Czech: “Arade”
- Dutch: “Arade River”
- Dutch: “Rio Arade”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اراد”
- French: “Arade”
- German: “Arade”
- Hungarian: “Arade”
- Irish: “Abhainn Arade”
- Italian: “Arade”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Arade”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Arade”
- Portuguese: “Arade”
- Portuguese: “Rio Arade”
- Russian: “Араде”
- Russian: “Аради”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Arade (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Arade”
- Spanish: “Arade”
- Spanish: “Río Arade”
- Welsh: “Afon Arade”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rocha and Praia da Rocha.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praia da Marina de Portimão and Praia do Molhe.
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